KAPOLEI, Hawai’i — BYU women’s golf is in fourth place after shooting a three-under 285 in Tuesday’s second round of the Rainbow Wahine Invitational.
“I love how we came back today with a really solid round,” BYU head coach Carrie Roberts said. “We will need another good one tomorrow to have a chance to win.”
The Cougars, who came into the day tied for seventh, carded the second-lowest team score Tuesday to move up the leaderboard. BYU heads into tomorrow’s final round 10 strokes behind current-leader Cal Poly.
Allysha Mae Mateo, Naomi Soifua and Annick Haczkiewicz each shot under-par Tuesday to pace the team. Mateo posted a team-low 70 (-2) while Soifua and Haczkiewicz both shot one-under 71’s. Soifua currently sits tied for 13th, followed by Mateo and Haczkiewicz, who are both tied for 16th.
Kerstin Fotu came next for the Cougars, carding a one-over 73 to end the day tied for 25th. Anna Kennedy shot an 80 (+8) and currently sits tied for 67th.
Following Cal Poly, Sacramento State and Sam Houston State round out the tournament’s top-three through two rounds. In-state foe Weber State is in eighth place.
Play will conclude following tomorrow’s third and final round of 18 holes. Live stats and the full leaderboard are available at GolfStat.com.
Individual Results Through Two Rounds
| Player | Round 1 | Round 2 | To Par | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Naomi Soifua | 74 | 71 | +1 | T13 |
| Annick Haczkiewicz | 75 | 71 | +2 | T16 |
| Allysha Mae Mateo | 76 | 70 | +2 | T16 |
| Kerstin Fotu | 75 | 73 | +4 | T25 |
| Anna Kennedy | 81 | 80 | +17 | T67 |
Team Results Through Two Rounds (Top 8 Only)
| Team | Round 1 | Round 2 | To Par | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cal Poly | 298 | 277 | -1 | 1 |
| Sacramento State | 291 | 287 | +2 | 2 |
| Sam Houston State | 289 | 290 | +3 | 3 |
| BYU | 300 | 285 | +9 | 4 |
| College of Charleston | 296 | 291 | +11 | T5 |
| Northern Iowa | 300 | 287 | +11 | T5 |
| Grand Canyon | 296 | 293 | +13 | 7 |
| Weber State | 295 | 298 | +17 | 8 |